{"id":159798,"date":"2026-02-02T03:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159798\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T03:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:21:10","slug":"massive-59-vehicle-pile-up-in-dense-fog-on-california-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159798\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive 59-vehicle pile-up in dense fog on California highway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dense fog triggered a massive pile-up of motorists on Highway 99\u00a0in\u00a0California\u2019s Central Valley over the weekend, according to the California Highway Patrol and multiple media reports.<\/p>\n

Officers responded\u00a0to State Route 99 near Avenue 24, an area just north of Delano in\u00a0Tulare County about 34 miles from Bakersfield,\u00a0just before 8:30 a.m.\u00a0after receiving multiple calls about the crash, KTLA\u2019s sister station\u00a0KSEE\/KGPE reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Authorities said that visibility in the area\u00a0was only 100 to 200 feet\u00a0on sections of the\u00a0roadway.<\/p>\n

CHP Officer Adrian Gonzalez, according to\u00a0SFGATE<\/a>, said that arriving units \u201cfound carnage out there,\u201d and that cars and trucks were \u201cturned over and up on each other, under each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tulare County officials<\/a>\u00a0initially\u00a0estimated that some 150 vehicles were involved in the crash, though CHP later revised the number down to 59.<\/p>\n

\"Central<\/p>\n

Officials with CHP said 10 people suffered \u201cminor to moderate injuries\u201d in a 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Tulare County on Jan. 31, 2026. (CHP)<\/p>\n

\"Central<\/p>\n

Officials with CHP said 10 people suffered \u201cminor to moderate injuries\u201d in a 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Tulare County on Jan. 31, 2026. (Tulare County)<\/p>\n

\"Central<\/p>\n

Officials with CHP said 10 people suffered \u201cminor to moderate injuries\u201d in a 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Tulare County on Jan. 31, 2026. (Tulare County)<\/p>\n

\"Central<\/p>\n

Officials with CHP said 10 people suffered \u201cminor to moderate injuries\u201d in a 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Tulare County on Jan. 31, 2026. (Tulare County)<\/p>\n

Images of the crash, which prompted a six-hour closure of north and southbound lanes, showed several big rigs\u00a0involved in the pile-up and other vehicles sustaining severe damage that left\u00a0some of\u00a0them looking unrecognizable.<\/p>\n

Despite the intense chain-reaction crash, only 10 people were taken to the hospital with \u201cminor to moderate injuries,\u201d\u00a0CHP\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Authorities urged motorists\u00a0traveling\u00a0in the area to slow down and not rely on their vehicles\u2019 automatic headlights, instead saying drivers should make sure to manually turn on their headlights so others on the roadway could see them.<\/p>\n

While the\u00a0fog thinned out around noon on Sunday, officials at the\u00a0National Weather Service cautioned<\/a>\u00a0that the dense fog \u201cwould continue to occur each morning through early this week,\u201d\u00a0creating risky driving conditions in San\u00a0Joaquin Valley area.<\/p>\n

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